Re: salvia for shade

Hello Vivian,
    As it turns out, this one I have... the friend who gave a start of it to
me could not remember the name. I placed mine in a large tub with some other
plants and sat it in lots of light, but a bit protected from full sun. In
two years it has taken over the whole tub. It has not made the trip up into
the garden for I have not come up with a good spot for it, or some nice
companion plants. Think this one needs something to help bring out what
features it does have.
    Thanks,
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Gene, a few years ago I bought Salvia koyame from Plant Delights.  It's a
bit
> of a spreader and I've been underwhelmed with it, for the most part.
> However...I was thinking about pulling it out this spring, instead pulled
out
> just part of it, and what was left really bloomed very nicely this
September.
>  It's a pale yellow, nice to have at the time of year (autumn) when
there's
> so much rudbeckia yellow about.  My salvia apparently just required a
little
> brutality to perform, and based on this year's performance, it's a
definite
> keeper.  It's in medium shade with stuff like hostas and kirengeshoma.
The
> foliage isn't spectacular, but an unexceptional medium green and doesn't
seem
> to have any pest problems.
>
> Vivien
> Mass., Zone 6

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